Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-09

Registry Agent shall have notice and ol
portunity to be heard before said court, I
Judge thereof, and show cause for his r
fusal. A resident, within the meaning
this Act, shall be construed to mean
person who has resided, or will have reside
continuously within this Territory for 81
months, and in the precinct the time pr
scribed by law, next preceding the day. 6
the next epsning election. The electora
year shall commence on the first day q
January and end on the thirty-irst day 6
December OF each year. Whenever in tn
same electoral year there shall be held il
any township more than one election, gen
eral, special. or municipal. any person reg
istered for any one of such elections shal
be deemed registered for all subsequan'
elections in the same year for which the res
ldence qualification is included in or i'm
piled by the residence qualification OF tht
previous election. and in all cases registra
| tion for a municipal election shall bt
deemed registered for any succeeding gen,
eral election in the same year. The per
sons SO deemed registered shall be subject
in all cases to be excluded from the registry
by reason OF change OF residence, or othel
causes, as provided elsewhere in this Act. .
| Sec. Z. When naturalized citizen or q
person who has declared his intention to
become citizen shall apply for registra.
| tion, his certificate OF naturalization OF
| certificate of declaration OF intention to
| become citizen must be produced and
| stamped or written in ink by the Registry
Agent, with his name and the year and
county where presented; but il it shall sat
isfactorily appear to the Registry Agent,
by the oath or affirmation Of the appli-
cant (and the oath OR affirmation OF one
or more creditable citizens, as to the credi.
bility OF such applicant, when deemed nec-
essary) that such certificate of naturaliza-
tion or certificate OF declaration OF inteH-
ton to become citizen is lost or de-
stroyed, or beyond the reach OF the appl-
cant for the time being said Registry.
Agent shall register the name of said appli-
can't unless he be by law otherwise dis4
qualified: Provided, That in case OF failure
to produce the certificate of naturalization, ),
or the certificate of declaration OF intentioni
to become a citizen, the Registry Agent
shall PROFOUND to him the following ques-
tions: First-In what year did you come
to the United States?, Second-In what
State, County, Court, and year, did you
declare your intention to become a citizena
Third-In what State, County. Court and
year, were you finally admitted to citizen
ship? Fourth-Where did you last see
your certificate OF naturalization or your
certificate Of intention to become a citizen?
The answer to the above questions shall
b7 taken down in the form OF an affidavit,
which shall be subscribed and sworn to by
the applicant and retained in possession
by the Registry Agent, and by him handed
over to his successor; Provided. That no
person shall be required to make affidavit
twice before the same agent. or the success
sor of such agent, having in his possession
former affidavit.
Sec. 8. On the day next succeeding that
on which the registration OF e.ectors. prior
to any election mentioned in this Act, shall
have been closed. the Registry Agents shall
with all reasonable expedition. prepare
and cause to be written or printed. a full
and complete list of all the names registered
BY them, and then remaining on the Off
,ial register, for each election district,
alphabetically arranged, commencing al
ways with the surname OF each; and they
;hall have printed or written such reason
lble number Of copies Of each district list :
is in their judgment may be necessary, at |
east five copies OF which they shall cause to /
'e posted up in as many public and con- |
picuous places within the district to which I
hey apply. and the remainder of such lists |
hall be distributed among the electors of
he respective districts. The Registry /
AGENTS shall give notice in said lists that
hey will receive objections to the right to
'ote. on the part OF any person 30 regis
cred, until six O'Clock p. m. on the fourth
ay previous to the day OF election, and
lso requesting all persons whose names
1ay he enormously entered in said lists to
ppear at his Office and have such error
directed; Such ahsee1sfrt ss.sf forth the-groaner {
| objection or disqualifcatipn;ands swornil
0 or affirmed to, to the best OF his knowl-
dge and belief. A copy OF such written OBJ
,ctions, with the name OF the objector, to-
ether with copy of notice, requiring the
erson objected to to appear before the
egistry Agent, at q time certain and speci-
ed therein, and answer under oath such
uestions as may he propOunded to him
v the Registry Agent touching his qualifi-
atoms as al elector, shall be served on the
erson objected to, and such service shall
e good when left at the place OF such per-
on objected to, as the same shall appear
, the Official Register, however general or
ldefnite may be the description OF the
anne in said register; Provided, That per-
onal service shall be required when the OBJ
,ctions are filed with the Registry Agent
n the last day on which such objections
re allowed; but such objections so filed on
he last day may be heard and determined
n the succeeding day. And no such OBJ
,ctions shall be tried unless it shall appear
y the return of an officer, or the sworn
tatement OF an elector within the County,
ppended to such notice. that such obiec.
ions a I'd notice were by him duly served
" copy, as in this Section OF this Act ra-
uired. At the the time specified in the no.
ice, or at such further time as the hearing
nav be adjourned to, the Registry Agent.
pon being satisfied from the return or aft-
avit that proper service OF notice iii |
,resent) under oath, touching all matters
pecified in such written objections, and
especting his general qualifications as an
lector, and the testimony OF the person |
making objections, and any further evil
ience offered (which the Registry Agent be.
ore whom objections are made may desire !
o hear in relation thereto). Ii the Registry
Agent shall be satisfied, from the answer |
lnder oath OF the person objected to, Or !
,ther evidence, that he is not qualified |
,lector, as required by law, for the next en- |
uing election; or if such person, SO notified |
Is hereinafter provided and required, shall |
all to appear at the time set, or fail to !
show cause for his non-appearance, it shall |
,e the duty of the Registry Agent to erase |
lis name from the Official Registry; Pro-
vitied, That any person, whose name may |
nave been so erased. may apply to the Dis
-rict Court, or the Judge thefeOl, as Is
provided in Section Six OF this Act.
Sec. 9. During the time intervening be-
tween the closing OF any registration OF
electors and the day OF the next ensuing
election. the Registry Agent shall carefully
COPY from the Official Register, into suit
able books, one for each election district
within their respectively townships, the
pames OF all electors registered for such
election district, alphabetically arranged
(the surname first), entering opposite each
name the number it bears on the Official
Register. together with all other entries
therein found opposite such name. The
Registry Agents shall also prepare, not
later than the next day preceding that on
which the election is to be held, in 'Index
Books" one for each election district, and
which shall be known as the ''Check Lists,
lists of the names of all electors found on
the Official Register for such election dis
tricts, alphabetically arranged the sur
name first), with the number such name
bears in the Official Register placed at the
left OF the name OF the elector, and with a
blank column at the right OF the column
OF names, formed by two parallel per-
pendicular lines, in which the Judges OF
Election shall check the names OF those
voting nv some particular character